Software Reviews : Simulations Staff review Publisher: Actuarial Software,3915 A Valley Ct.,Winston-Salem,NC 27106 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: Two program disks (unprotected),174-page manual,binder. Price: $395 ($125 for "Monte Carlo Simulations" or $325 for the "General Application Simulation System" separately);demo package available for $50 Machine Specificity: Apple II or III;IBM Pc series and compatibles. System Requirements: None special;printer recommended. Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Fair

Abstract

Both components of this package allow the social scientist to design probabilistic simulations using randomly generated variables with a variety of underlying distributions. Alternatively, observed data may be compared for goodness-of-fit with given distributions. Program and documentation are adequate to operate the package if the user has a prior working knowledge of the subject.